Björn Bender

Björn Bender joined Rail Europe as CEO & Executive Chairman in November 2022. He is a mobility expert with a 20- year experience in the sector, and brought his rail expertise, customer centricity and spirit of innovation to the company.

Before joining Rail Europe, Björn was Head of Innovation, Research and Incubation at Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) priori to which he led the company's business unit New Mobility Services.

Before joining SBB, Björn held several positions at Deutsche Bahn in Germany, Italy and Austria.

Björn is also a regular guest lecturer at the University of St. Gallen (CH) and a member of the advisory board of the Institute of Mobility. He is also the founder of the non-profit organization Mobility Allstars e.V.